South Butte
South Butte rises to 2,376 m in Washington. Mount Adams stands 3,743 m to the north, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Suksdorf Ridge, a cliff 0.8 miles away. White Pass Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Washington, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49075750, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,375.9 m
How to reach it
- 29.3 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Suksdorf Ridge: 1.2 mi
- Ridge of Wonders: 2.0 mi
- Shorthorn Butte: 2.1 mi
- Pikers Peak: 2.4 mi
- Battlement Ridge: 2.7 mi
- Crooked Creek Falls: 1.6 mi
- Twin Falls: 9.8 mi
- Little Goose Creek Falls: 11.4 mi
- Upper Little Goose Creek Falls: 11.5 mi
- Cultus Falls: 11.9 mi
- Island Spring: 4.0 mi
- Rock Spring: 4.4 mi
- McCumber Spring: 10.3 mi
- Bear Spring: 11.3 mi
- Cold Spring: 12.3 mi
- Suksdorf Ridge: 0.8 mi
- Roosevelt Cliff: 3.1 mi
- Miller Point: 11.6 mi
- Windy Point: 12.6 mi
- Esel Point: 15.0 mi
- Trout Lake Big Tree Interpretive Site: 7.5 mi
- Youngs Wetland (CLT): 17.5 mi
- Basket Tree Interpretive Site: 12.2 mi
- Berry Fields Interpretive Site: 14.7 mi
- Ice Cave Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Lower Falls Day Use Area: 19.2 mi
- Guler Mount Adams County Park: 11.6 mi
- Natural Bridges: 16.4 mi
- Gilmer: 20.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of South Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Adams | N 350° | 3,743 m | 2.9 mi |
| The Pinnacle | NNW 342° | 3,683 m | 3.2 mi |
| Pikers Peak | N 352° | 3,553 m | 2.4 mi |
| The Castle | N 358° | 3,487 m | 2.8 mi |
| Suksdorf Ridge | N 2° | 2,866 m | 1.2 mi |
| The Spearhead | NNE 23° | 2,538 m | 2.9 mi |
| Goat Butte | NE 39° | 2,256 m | 4.2 mi |
| Red Butte | N 10° | 2,171 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:39 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 20:15 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 15:33 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 39 | 46 | 54 | 59 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 38 | 31 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Adams RS, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1526138 — South Butte, Yakima County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356546494
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